Some of Capital Region could get up to a foot of snow as storm approaches
Posted on 11/28/2024
ALBANY — The forecast for snow totals from a Thanksgiving Day storm increased overnight as temperatures will turn colder than expected Thursday, turning rain into snow.
The immediate Albany area along the I-87 corridor was moved to a winter weather advisory, and northern Saratoga County, western Schenectady and Albany counties and higher elevations in eastern Rensselaer County are under a winter storm warning Thursday. The Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and the Catskills are also in the winter storm warning area.
Here’s how much snow you can expect
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Predicted snow totals for the Albany area range from 2 to 6 inches, while the storm warning areas could see up to a foot of snow. Areas along I-87 south of Poughkeepsie, however, are predicted to have no snow.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple posted Thursday morning that “although we don’t expect this to be a 'blockbuster' storm, it is making roads slippery.”
“Roads can go from wet to snow covered in seconds based on elevation. So leave a little early, drive a little slower and enjoy your day with family,” Apple wrote on Facebook.
National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Speck said that flakes were already flying in Guilderland as of 8 a.m. The system that is drawing moisture from the Atlantic Ocean will move swiftly, however, as the heavy precipitation lands in the afternoon — but will be done by around 8 p.m. Thursday night.
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“What we’re concerned about is on the back edge of this storm, later during the afternoon into the evening as we get much colder air… and our winds shift,” Speck said.
“It’s a very fast-moving system, but surprisingly will dump quite a bit of precipitation,” he said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Thursday that there are also lake effect snow warnings for Friday through Monday for portions of western and central New York, as well as the North Country. Total accumulation in some of those areas could reach between 3 to 4 feet downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario.
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The snow and reduced visibility during that time will cause “difficult to nearly impossible travel,” the governor’s statement said.
The last time there was a snowfall of more than 3 inches in the Albany area on Thanksgiving Day was in 2014, when a storm over Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 dumped 10.4 inches, the weather service reported.
The immediate Albany area along the I-87 corridor was moved to a winter weather advisory, and northern Saratoga County, western Schenectady and Albany counties and higher elevations in eastern Rensselaer County are under a winter storm warning Thursday. The Mohawk Valley, Adirondacks and the Catskills are also in the winter storm warning area.
Here’s how much snow you can expect
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Predicted snow totals for the Albany area range from 2 to 6 inches, while the storm warning areas could see up to a foot of snow. Areas along I-87 south of Poughkeepsie, however, are predicted to have no snow.
Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple posted Thursday morning that “although we don’t expect this to be a 'blockbuster' storm, it is making roads slippery.”
“Roads can go from wet to snow covered in seconds based on elevation. So leave a little early, drive a little slower and enjoy your day with family,” Apple wrote on Facebook.
National Weather Service meteorologist Peter Speck said that flakes were already flying in Guilderland as of 8 a.m. The system that is drawing moisture from the Atlantic Ocean will move swiftly, however, as the heavy precipitation lands in the afternoon — but will be done by around 8 p.m. Thursday night.
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“What we’re concerned about is on the back edge of this storm, later during the afternoon into the evening as we get much colder air… and our winds shift,” Speck said.
“It’s a very fast-moving system, but surprisingly will dump quite a bit of precipitation,” he said.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Thursday that there are also lake effect snow warnings for Friday through Monday for portions of western and central New York, as well as the North Country. Total accumulation in some of those areas could reach between 3 to 4 feet downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario.
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The snow and reduced visibility during that time will cause “difficult to nearly impossible travel,” the governor’s statement said.
The last time there was a snowfall of more than 3 inches in the Albany area on Thanksgiving Day was in 2014, when a storm over Nov. 26 and Nov. 27 dumped 10.4 inches, the weather service reported.
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